Describe progress on the implementation of the new enteral connector standards and their safety implications
Demonstrate current approaches to nasogastric (NG) tube placement and verification in the adult patient
Discuss various methods of unclogging enteral tubes
Describe two methods of securing enteric access tubes and care implications for each
Speaker(s):
Joseph
Boullata,
PharmD,
Clinical Professor,
Department of Nutrition Sciences/Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Karen
Gilbert,
MSN, RN, NP, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Nurse Practitioner,
Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA
Peggi
Guenter,
PhD, RN, FAAN, FASPEN,
Senior Director of Clinical Practice, Quality and Advocacy,
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Silver Spring, MD
Linda
Lord,
NP, CNSC, ACNP-BC,
Nurse Practitioner,
Outpatient Nutrition Support Service, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Carol
McGinnis,
DNP, APRN-CNS, CNSC,
Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Nutrition Support Team,
Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Patricia
Worthington,
MS, RN, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Clinical Specialist,
Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA
Speaker(s):
Katina
Rahe,
BSN, RN, CPN,
Enteral Access Nurse Coordinator,
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Renay
Tyler,
DNP, RN, ACNP,
Vice President of Ambulatory Services, Associate Chief Nursing Officer,
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
